Angela Hewitt facts for kids
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Angela Hewitt is a very talented Canadian classical pianist. She was born on July 26, 1958. Angela Hewitt is especially famous for how she plays the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Who is Angela Hewitt?
Angela Hewitt was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Godfrey Hewitt, was a choirmaster at Christ Church Cathedral. He was from Yorkshire, England, which means Angela also has British citizenship.
Her Early Life and Musical Journey
Angela started playing the piano when she was just three years old. Her mother was her first teacher. By the age of five, she earned a special scholarship for her musical talent. She also learned to play the violin and the recorder. She even studied ballet!
Her first big piano concert was when she was nine. This concert took place at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She studied there from 1964 to 1973. Later, she became a student of the French pianist Jean-Paul Sevilla at the University of Ottawa.
Performing Around the World
Angela Hewitt has performed in many countries. She plays solo concerts and also performs with orchestras. She is well-known for her recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's music. She started recording all of Bach's main keyboard pieces in 1994. She finished this huge project in 2005.
Famous Bach Recordings
One of her important recordings is Bach's The Art of Fugue. This album was released on October 17, 2014. She has also recorded music by many other famous composers. These include Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Frédéric Chopin. She has recorded Mozart concertos with different orchestras. She also recorded the Schumann Piano Concerto with the DSO Berlin.
In the 2007–08 season, Angela Hewitt performed Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier in many big cities. This was a special tour dedicated to this famous work. A DVD about her playing Bach was released around the same time.
The Trasimeno Music Festival
In July 2005, Angela Hewitt started her own music festival. It is called the Trasimeno Music Festival and takes place in Perugia, Italy. She is still the artistic director of this festival today. This means she helps choose the musicians and plan the concerts.
Her Special Pianos
Since 2002, Angela Hewitt has played Fazioli pianos. These are very special and high-quality instruments. In January 2020, her unique Fazioli piano was accidentally dropped by movers. It was so damaged that it could not be fixed. In January 2021, she chose a brand new Fazioli piano to continue her performances.
Awards and Honors
Angela Hewitt has won many awards and received special honors for her musical talent.
Winning Music Competitions
In 1975, she won the Chopin Young Pianists' Competition in Buffalo, New York. She also won the Johann Sebastian Bach International Piano Competition in Washington, D.C. In 1985, she won first prize at the Toronto International Bach Piano Competition. This win led to her making a recording with Deutsche Grammophon, a famous music label.
Special National Awards
In 2000, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. This is a very important award in Canada. In 2002, she received the National Arts Centre Award. This award celebrates artists who have had an amazing year of performances.
In 2006, Angela Hewitt was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). This is a special honor from the United Kingdom. She was also named Gramophone Artist of the Year in 2006. In 2010, she won the MIDEM Classical Award for Instrumentalist of the Year. She also received the first-ever BBC Radio 3 Listener's Award in 2003.
Angela Hewitt is also a member of the Royal Society of Canada. She has received honorary degrees from several universities. These include the University of Ottawa and the University of Toronto.
On December 30, 2015, she received an even higher honor. She was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada. This is the highest level of this Canadian award.
Where Does She Live?
Angela Hewitt lived in Paris from 1978 to 1985. After that, she moved to London, England. London has been her main home ever since.
See also
In Spanish: Angela Hewitt para niños
